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    Why, despite criticism, Bashir Badr remains one of Urdu poetry’s most beloved voices

    Syed Mahmood Kazmi
    9 Jun 2026 6:50 PM IST

    Serious literary circles have raised the objection that Badr, who passed away last month, had become primarily a poet of the mushaira platform and not sustained that grand literary tradition which...

    Why, despite criticism, Bashir Badr remains one of Urdu poetry’s most beloved voices
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    Why historian Romila Thapar’s memoir, Just Being, offers the possibility of a way of living life

    8 Jun 2026 7:06 PM IST
    Perumal Murugan honoured with Man Bahadur Singh Lahak Samman.
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    Perumal Murugan conferred with Man Bahadur Singh Lahak Samman

    7 Jun 2026 7:36 PM IST
    IPL 2026, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, RCB
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    Why new book on IPL rags-to-riches stories has at its core a flawed social assumption

    4 Jun 2026 9:18 AM IST
    Veteran translators discuss literary bridges

    Why literary translators feel their work is finally getting its due in India

    2 Jun 2026 3:39 PM IST
    Bongmade founders discuss viral collection

    Why e-Commerce brand known for Bengali-themed T-shirts chose the cockroach for its new collection

    1 Jun 2026 11:31 AM IST
    How the all-women team of Khabar Lahariya journalists survived risks, jibes and misogyny

    How the all-women team of Khabar Lahariya journalists survived risks, jibes and misogyny

    31 May 2026 1:18 PM IST
    How an artist-filmmaker’s desire to tell stories from Assam birthed an independent comic movement

    How an artist-filmmaker’s desire to tell stories from Assam birthed an independent comic movement

    28 May 2026 1:22 PM IST
    Why Bhooter Bhabishyat maker Anik Dutta will remain ‘immortal’, ‘undefeated’

    Why Bhooter Bhabishyat maker Anik Dutta will remain ‘immortal’, ‘undefeated’

    27 May 2026 9:17 PM IST
    How senior advocate and activist Indira Jaising talks of her home, the Indian Constitution, in new book

    How senior advocate and activist Indira Jaising talks of her 'home', the Indian Constitution, in new book

    25 May 2026 5:58 PM IST
    How the saree, the star of Indian weddings and Cannes red carpets, survived the centuries

    How the saree, the star of Indian weddings and Cannes red carpets, survived the centuries

    24 May 2026 1:53 PM IST
    Meetings in PJs and hunched over laptops in bed? What not to do in WFH mode

    Meetings in PJs and hunched over laptops in bed? What not to do in WFH mode

    20 May 2026 7:27 AM IST
    Vijay’s appointment of Radhan Pandit tells stars were always over Dravidam

    Vijay’s appointment of Radhan Pandit tells stars were always over Dravidam

    12 May 2026 9:24 PM IST
    Perumal Murugan

    The Land and the Shadows review: Perumal Murugan’s loving, unsparing history of Tamil cinema

    9 May 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Sir David Attenborough and the limits of his witness statement

    Attenborough sees the wound but misses who wielded the knife

    TV Venkateswaran
    8 May 2026 6:30 AM IST

    His landmark film 'A Life On Our Planet' moves and inspires, but its vague blame on 'humanity' shields the corporations and systems behind ecological...

    Austrian Chef Philipp Dyczek

    How Austrian Chef Philipp Dyczek brought the Michelin-starred taste of Graz to Delhi

    5 May 2026 6:30 AM IST
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    How zip-coding has become the latest dating trend among the urban youth

    1 May 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Bhopal begums-Bhopal

    How Bhopal’s begums patronised batua and zari zardozi embroidery, empowering women

    29 April 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Campaigning in Sikkim

    Sikkim statehood at 50: How the Himalayan kingdom became an Indian state

    28 April 2026 4:10 PM IST
    Srinivasa Ramanujan

    How Srinivasa Ramanujan transformed mathematics, and left the world wondering how he did it

    26 April 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Book Video

    Migrant exodus during COVID-19 pandemic was a failure of the state I Jyoti Yadav interview

    25 April 2026 3:25 PM IST
    Mario Miranda

    Mario Miranda at 100: How the legendary cartoonist captured India’s social, political pulse

    25 April 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Haruki Murakami-The Tale of Kaho

    How Haruki Murakami came to write his first woman-led novel, The Tale of Kaho

    24 April 2026 7:06 PM IST
    Dakhni

    How Dakhni declined as Deccan court language, became a vernacular after Mughal conquest

    23 April 2026 12:55 PM IST
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    World Book and Copyright Day: Why translators need equal billing with authors

    22 April 2026 7:33 PM IST
    Babban Khan

    Babban Khan obit: Creator of Adrak Ke Panje, custodian of Dakhani wit and humour

    20 April 2026 6:41 PM IST
    Eastern-Ghats-biodiversity

    How India’s East Coast and Eastern Ghats are losing their rich biodiversity rapidly

    20 April 2026 10:34 AM IST
    Why all Indians owe Dr Ambedkar something

    Why all Indians, irrespective of caste, owe BR Ambedkar something

    14 April 2026 3:22 PM IST
    Asha Bhosle

    How Asha Bhosle overcame early setbacks to become a legend of Hindi film music

    13 April 2026 12:52 PM IST
    Asha Bhosle obit - her voice was her identity

    Asha Bhosle obit: The unstoppable voice of Hindi playback singing that refused to be typecast

    12 April 2026 5:49 PM IST
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